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This working group is focused on discussions about mental health issues.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about mental health issues.

Members

Dr Ojia Adamolekun Kathy Gilbeaux mdmcdonald samanthadas

Email address for group

mental-health-global@m.resiliencesystem.org

Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers--British study

Socially connected older adults hit harder by pandemic than isolated peers

Socially connected older people had a sharper drop in their quality of life and life satisfaction and a greater increase in loneliness during the pandemic than their more isolated counterparts, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

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Other critical illnesses as well as COVID can affect brain health --Danish study

A study involving hospitalized adults today in JAMA Network Open finds that severe COVID-19 negatively affects brain health, but no more so than pneumonia, heart attack, or other critical illnesses.

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Severe mental illness linked to 50% increase in COVID-related death--British study

 

 

People with severe mental illness (SMI) are at a 50% increased risk of death from all causes following COVID-19 infections, according to a study yesterday  in The British Journal of Psychiatry.

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Climate change can impact young people’s mental health, report says

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Natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder in these groups, the report says. Longer-term problems like heat, drought and poor air quality can increase the risks of anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, aggression, cognitive impairment and more.

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Very high percentage of ambulance personnel reported stress during pandemic

In a study this week in PLOS One, researchers describe the mental health impact of the pandemic on ambulance personnel, showing through the findings of six studies that as many as 92.2% felt a psychological burden while working during COVID-19

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